The Historical Atlas of West Virginia

Frank S. Riddel
2008
256pp
HC/J 978-1-933202-27-3$29.95

Summary

Few reference works are as valuable to scholars and non-scholars as an historical atlas. The Historical Atlas of West Virginia is important title for libraries, schools, and every West Virginian who wants to understand how historical forces are mapped onto the state’s terrain. Frank Riddel’s The Historical Atlas of West Virginia is copiously illustrated with maps, tables, and charts depicting everything from geological deposits and strata that have fed the state’s industries to the settlement patterns of the immigrants who settled in West Virginia. Using federal and state statistics, it also includes revelations from the national census figures since 1790.

Author

Frank S. Riddel is originally from St. Mary’s, West Virginia and holds undergraduate and master’s degrees from Marshall University and a doctoral degree from The Ohio State University. He has co-authored two books published by the West Virginia Historical Education Foundation, West Virginia Government and American Government: The USA and West Virginia. He is currently an Emeritus Professor of History at Marshall University where he continues to teach West Virginia History.

Reviews

"The Historical Atlas of West Virginia is a significant contribution to the literature on the state of West Virginia... In all, a handsome and useful work . . . whose maps will be used by generations to come for a better understanding of our state."Kenneth C. Marris, West Virginia History

"...fills a major gap in West Virginia historiography."West Virginia Archives & History News